Talk:Colles' fracture

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Colles' fracture is an incomplete term for Distal Radius Fracture and should only be applied to a particular pattern of distal radius fractures. Smith's (volarly flexed extra-aticular), Barton's( dorsal or volar intra-articular marginal), and Hutchinson's(radial styloid marginal) fractures are also eponymous terms for distal radius fracture. In my opinion we should make a page for Distal Radius Fracture, move all the content to it and redirect from Colles' Fracture or put a very short description to honour the name of Colles

Suggested template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery) is
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--Mylesclough 05:34, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Also, 58 cm is ridiculous, because it is longer than the radius itself. should this be 58 mm, and why 58 mm? Bart —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.79.108.1 (talk) 09:49, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

58 cm is wrong, 58 mm isn't. With one or two exceptions - notably the USA general public, everyone else in the medical fraternity now uses the metric system, so 58 mm is right — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.244.55.57 (talk) 12:51, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]